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by Beatriz_Rguez » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 3:19 pm
Hi guys,
Where can I buy a quilt, bed linen, towels and a big mirror? Not expensive, please
Is it IKEA de best place? Or are there other places?
Thanks!!
Bea
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by nakatago » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 4:09 pm
Try Mustafa. They sell practically everything there.
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by ecureilx » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 4:41 pm
nakatago wrote:Try Mustafa. They sell practically everything there.
+1 .. though Ikea may have better quality stuff ..
Oh .. sorry to those who frown on anybody shopping in Ikea .. (a few colleagues of mine do frown on anybody who says ikea .. )
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by sundaymorningstaple » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 5:06 pm
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
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by nakatago » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 5:12 pm
Speaking of spotlight, I've been on the lookout (but sorta got tired of looking) for some crimson velvet. Spotlight in Plaza Sing was all out (I didn't bother checking elsewhere).
I wanted to make
a pillow.
"A quokka is what would happen if there was an anime about kangaroos."
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by JR8 » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 5:25 pm
nakatago wrote:Speaking of spotlight, I've been on the lookout (but sorta got tired of looking) for some crimson velvet. Spotlight in Plaza Sing was all out (I didn't bother checking elsewhere).
I wanted to make
a pillow.
Would that be to put your pug on?

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by x9200 » Thu, 08 Sep 2011 9:15 pm
Also Carrefour but the mentioned Robinsons (Center Point) have a really good choice.
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by Beatriz_Rguez » Fri, 09 Sep 2011 9:52 am
Thanks for all the advices!!!
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by Mary Hatch Bailey » Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:06 am
nakatago wrote:Speaking of spotlight, I've been on the lookout (but sorta got tired of looking) for some crimson velvet. Spotlight in Plaza Sing was all out (I didn't bother checking elsewhere).
I wanted to make
a pillow.
Arab Street, tons and tons of velvet.
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by luminoso » Tue, 13 Sep 2011 3:49 pm
Beatriz_Rguez wrote:Hi guys,
Where can I buy a quilt, bed linen, towels and a big mirror? Not expensive, please
Is it IKEA de best place? Or are there other places?
Thanks!!
Bea
IKEA and Courts are probably your best options
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